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“The Soup We are In” – Reflections on Post-neutrality Librarianship “我们所处的汤”——对后中立图书馆事业的反思

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-21 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2149017

Mia Høj Mathiasson, Henrik Jochumsen

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引用次数: 2

Farmers’ Awareness of Pesticide Use: Role of Public Library and Other Information Sources 农民的农药使用意识：公共图书馆和其他信息来源的作用

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-11-11 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2143159

Rita Ghosh, Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu

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Impact of Great Recession on Library Use: Does a Negative Economy Impact Library Use? 大衰退对图书馆使用的影响：负经济会影响图书馆使用吗？

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-29 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2128628

M. Mabe

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Census of Female Public Library Directors Is on the Decline 公共图书馆女馆长普查呈下降趋势

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2125241

A. Molaro, H. Hammond

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Children’s Librarians’ Conceptualizations of School Readiness 儿童图书馆员的入学准备概念

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-19 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2124069

René Lefebvre, M. Cahill, G. Lazić

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‘It´s Not A one-size-fits-all, I Think’: A Qualitative Study of Library Professionals´ Perceptions of Public Library Roles “我认为这不是一刀切的”：图书馆专业人员对公共图书馆角色认知的定性研究

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-11 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2122683

K. Sørensen

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Libraries Build Business: A Playbook of Promising Strategies, Models, and Inspiration 图书馆建立业务：一本充满希望的战略、模式和灵感的行动手册

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-09-02 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2117951

Megan Janicki, Amelia Bryne

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Green Library Research: A Bibliometric Analysis 绿色图书馆研究:文献计量学分析

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-31 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2116886

Simin Li, Feng Yang

引用次数: 2

Bridging the Service Gap: Branch Managers Talk about Social Workers in Public Libraries 弥合服务差距:分馆经理谈公共图书馆的社会工作者

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-24 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2113696

B. Baum, M. Gross, D. Latham, L. Crabtree, K. Randolph

引用次数: 7

Measuring What Matters: Comparing Costs and Performance of Municipal Libraries and Library Districts 衡量什么是重要的：比较城市图书馆和图书馆区的成本和绩效

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Public Library Quarterly Pub Date : 2022-08-10 DOI: 10.1080/01616846.2022.2110631

A. Schatteman, Li-Yin Liu

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